Kumble Theatre
November 7
Community Works presents the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in a one-night-only performance featuring “…percussive footwork, beautifully colored regalia, and wailing beats reign in this authentic celebration of the rhythms and movements of Native American culture. Distinct tribal dances and wonderful stories illustrate and share the rich history and culture of America's indigenous people,” according to the release. Find our more here
2014 WAVE RISING SERIES
John Ryan Theater
October 22-November 9
Featuring 20 companies / choreographers, Artistic Director Young Soon Kim and a panel of artists select rising and established companies from New York City and around the world. Find out more here
FJK Dance
92nd Street Y
November 4
See FJK Dance under artist director Fadi J. Khoury in a Works in Progress showing of Arabesque and Tango Unframed. Find out more here
Tatyana Tenenbaum and Effie Bowen
Dixon Place
November 5
Brink curated by Alice MacDonald features Tenenbaum in Thunder and Bowen in Eddie Brown. The series is a “…platform for innovative & investigatory choreographers to show longer, more developed works-in-progress,” notes the release. Find out more here
Christine Bonansea and Macklin Kowal
Dixon Place
November 6
On a shared program, Bonansea presents Floaters #1, the first part of a dance trilogy and Kowal will present Stand by your plan exploring “…the idea, entity, and problem of the dancer as an aesthetic motif,” notes the release. Find out more here
Inclined Dance Project
Dixon Place
November 7-8
Inclined Dance Project presents the premier of Heliocentris, “…an exploration inspired by the mechanics and phenomenon of outer space and the mysteries the universe holds,” according to the release. Find out more here
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
New York Live Arts
November 4-8 & 11-15
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, New York Live Arts’ Resident Dance Company, premieres Story/Time #35, 36, 37, 38 & 39, featuring an array of guest artists, including Theaster Gates, Kathleen Chalfant and Lois Welk, with live music by Ted Coffey and The Black Monks of Mississippi. Find out more here
DoublePlus – Audrey Hailes + Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble
Gibney Dance Center
November 5-8
Curator Annie-B Parson brings together Audrey Hailes, a Bronx-based theater artist whose work is fueled by family history and community building and the Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble made up of a partnership between Tei Blow and Sean McElroy as part of DoublePlus, a series of artists curating artists. Find out more here
Monstah Black
JACK
November 6
Choreographer, musician and club hero Monstah Black comes to JACK with the first installment of his dance film Cotton, featuring original songs and choreography, and filmed over nine months in various locations between NYC and Virginia. Find out more here
Netta Yerushalmy
Danspace Project
November 6-8
Danspace Project presents the premiere of Helga And The Three Sailors by Yerushalmy to a live and recorded score (created and performed by Judith Berkson). Find out more here
Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company
BRIC
November 6-15
BRIC resident artist Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company runs for two weekends in two programs featuring One Shot, Order My Steps and Come Ye. Find out more here
Andanza: Contemporary Dance Company
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture
November 8
Celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Month with Puerto Rico’s Andanza: Contemporary Dance Company in works by Carlos Ivan Santos’, María Rovira and Matías Santiago. Find out more here
J CHEN PROJECT
Gibney Dance Center
November 8 & 15
J Chen Project is hosting a series of dance & career workshops at Gibney Dance Center in November!
#2 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 from 1-4pm
Know Your BODY: designed for dancers of all levels focusing on body awareness and injury prevention
NOTE: facilitated by a former dancer with an M.A. in Physical Therapy from Columbia University
#3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 from 1-4pm
Know Your BRAND: designed for dancers of all levels to envision and create the dance career that they desire. NOTE: facilitated by a Harvard MBA who has invaluable insight on how to build a career with intention. Find out more here
From the Horse’s Mouth/Philis Lamhut
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts
November 8
From the Horse’s Mouth celebrates Lamhut in a collaborative theater/dance event with NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. More than 35 Artists/Educators are scheduled to participate, including Lamhut, Dianne McIntyre, Carla Maxwell and Tito Del Saz. Find out more here